Physician s portable case



(No Model.)

* S. J. STEINER-` `PI-IYSIGIA1\T'S PORTABLE CASE. No. 284,083. Patented Aug. 28, 1888.

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sAMUEL JAoIIsoN sTEINEE, or GREENVILLE, ALABAMA.

PHYSICIANS PORTABLE CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,083, dated August 28, 1883.

Application led June 11, 1883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, S. J. STEINER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenville, in the county of Butler and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Physicians Instrument-Cases; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention7 such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or gurcs of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view with case open. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 2 is a face view, case open; and Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view. p

This invention has relation to portable cases for the use of physicians; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the lateral compartments for' bottles and a central well between said compartments, and engaging said well a removable instrument-holding tongue-piece connected to a cover which closes the central compartment or well, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter c designates the bottom of the case, and b b the end walls thereof, between rwhich extend the partitions c c, which are arranged along the Amiddle of the basein such a manner that there is an interval orwell-compartment, d, between them, and on each side a lateral compartment, c. The lateral compartments usually have no rigid outer wall, and their bottoms are formed by the lateral portions of the base, which provide the ledges g. The bottles, containing Inedicines and external lotions, are secured in the side compartments by means of loops h, which are attached to the partition-walls c c, and they may be covered in by Ineans of side flaps attached to the base of the case and meeting over the top of the same.

k indicates the top of the central well, to which is secured a tongue-piece, Z, whichv extends centrally and longitudinally, and is of sufficient depth to extend to the bottom of the well or central compartment, d, when the tongue-piece is inserted therein.l vIn this position the compartment d is covered by thetop k. 'Io the tongue-piece are attached loops m, whereby the instruments of the physician are held to the tongue-piece, so as to be easily removable therefrom when required for use. Flaps s, attached to the ends of the tonguepiece, are folded toward the middle thereof over the instruments, so that they will be protected from dust and dampness. Ilhe ends of the flaps may be connected together by suitable fastenings. In this manner a convenient portable case, especially adapted to the use of physicians, is provided. rIhe instruments are kept entirely separate from the bottle-compartments and are thoroughly protected, and the bottles, being carried in the open lateral compartments, are fully exposed to view when the case is in use.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, Is

A physicians case having lateral compartments provided with loops for holding bottles,

, and a central well between said compartments,

receiving a removable instrument holding tongue-piece having covering-flaps and secured to the removable top of the central compartment or well, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL JACKSON STEINER.

Vtnesses:

G. S. MCGEHEE, NV. F. JoNEs. 

